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Rugby road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2001, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2000 (475), and casualties fell from 654.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 2001
395
Down 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
552
Down 16% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2001

3.3% of collisions in Rugby in 2001 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious8923%
  • Slight29374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious10619%
  • Slight43278%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 395, down 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday78 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April35 (8.9%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June36 (9.1%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November38 (9.6%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (62%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph152 (38%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph145 (37%)
  • 70 mph50 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35129 (23%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (64%)
  • Passenger161 (29%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (73%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rugby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rugby ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2001.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2001

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2001, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2001

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2001: 66, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4266684114
2ndA428395407
3rdM6315057
4thA45192315
5thA4071162302
6thM69142113
7thB4112131902
8thB4027122702
9thA46111402
10thA5101404
11thB4455101404
12thA42391715
13thB410991502
14thB442981404
15thB40296602
16thB41144710
17thB445331201
18thA4452200
19thA4291601
20thA46001100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2001

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 144.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2001

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2001: 121.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years